Video Editing Worksheet: Storytelling with Video
Creator's tip (Beginning, middle, end): Beginning: the hook, the character and the place. Middle: the problem, the tries, the tension. End: the answer and the message. Show, don’t tell; one clear idea for a short video; plan → film → edit → share.
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- 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a second try fails (b) the problem gets worse (c) tension builds up (d) meet the main character
- 2.True or false: “a final message” belongs at the beginning. (a) True (b) False
- 3.📽️ Extra shots of details that you cut to, like hands or a clock, are called … (a) titles (b) keyframes (c) credits (d) cutaways
- 4.📽️ “Show, don’t tell” means … (a) use only text (b) switch the camera off (c) add more talking (d) let pictures tell it
- 5.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “show the problem” or “hook the viewer”? (a) show the problem (b) hook the viewer
- 6.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “edit the clips”? (a) share it safely (b) write a short script (c) storyboard your shots (d) film the shots
- 7.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) tension builds up (c) a second try fails (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) the problem gets worse (c) tension builds up (d) the problem is solved
- 9.True or false: “tension builds up” belongs in the middle. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) the credits roll (c) how things turned out (d) meet the main character
- 11.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “set up the goal”? (a) end (b) middle (c) beginning
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an obstacle appears (b) show where we are (c) a second try fails (d) the problem gets worse
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the problem is solved (b) a hook in 5 seconds (c) how things turned out (d) the credits roll
- 14.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the FIRST step? (a) solve the problem (b) introduce the character (c) hook the viewer (d) reach the big moment
- 15.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “solve the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) hook the viewer (c) wrap up the story (d) show the problem
- 16.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “edit the clips” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) edit the clips
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) show where we are (b) an obstacle appears (c) meet the main character (d) a hook in 5 seconds
- 18.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which is the LAST step? (a) reach the big moment (b) introduce the character (c) wrap up the story (d) hook the viewer
- 19.📽️ Every good story needs a character who wants something and … (a) ten transitions (b) a long title (c) a problem to solve (d) loud music
- 20.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) tension builds up (b) show where we are (c) the problem is solved (d) the problem gets worse
- 21.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “hook the viewer” or “build up the action”? (a) hook the viewer (b) build up the action
- 22.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “storyboard your shots”? (a) choose your idea (b) edit the clips (c) share it safely (d) film the shots
- 23.📽️ Why start a video with a strong hook? (a) to hide the title (b) to make it longer (c) to grab attention fast (d) to test the mic
- 24.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “tension builds up”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 25.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “show where we are”? (a) beginning (b) end (c) middle
- 26.True or false: “meet the main character” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “write a short script” or “film the shots”? (a) write a short script (b) film the shots
- 28.🔢 To make a video project, what comes right after “choose your idea”? (a) storyboard your shots (b) edit the clips (c) write a short script (d) film the shots
- 29.Which of these belongs at the end? (a) a second try fails (b) the problem gets worse (c) the credits roll (d) tension builds up
- 30.🔢 To tell a story in a video, which comes first: “introduce the character” or “show the problem”? (a) introduce the character (b) show the problem
- 31.Which of these belongs in the middle? (a) the credits roll (b) a second try fails (c) show where we are (d) set up the goal
- 32.Which of these belongs at the beginning? (a) the problem gets worse (b) an obstacle appears (c) a final message (d) set up the goal
- 33.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “choose your idea” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) choose your idea
- 34.True or false: “a hook in 5 seconds” belongs at the beginning. (a) False (b) True
- 35.📽️ Beginning, middle or end: “an obstacle appears”? (a) end (b) beginning (c) middle
- 36.🔢 To tell a story in a video, what comes right after “reach the big moment”? (a) hook the viewer (b) solve the problem (c) show the problem (d) wrap up the story
- 37.True or false: “the problem gets worse” belongs in the middle. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tension builds up (b) a second try fails (c) a final message (d) the problem gets worse
- 39.True or false: “a second try fails” belongs at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔢 To make a video project, which comes first: “share it safely” or “film the shots”? (a) film the shots (b) share it safely
Answer key
- meet the main character
- False
- cutaways
- let pictures tell it
- hook the viewer
- share it safely
- a hook in 5 seconds
- the problem is solved
- True
- meet the main character
- beginning
- show where we are
- a hook in 5 seconds
- hook the viewer
- wrap up the story
- film the shots
- an obstacle appears
- wrap up the story
- a problem to solve
- show where we are
- hook the viewer
- film the shots
- to grab attention fast
- middle
- beginning
- False
- write a short script
- write a short script
- the credits roll
- introduce the character
- a second try fails
- set up the goal
- choose your idea
- True
- middle
- solve the problem
- True
- a final message
- False
- film the shots
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